# Round Two 1.1-42 Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two, Lines 1.1-1.42. Latin. Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/latin/virginia-certamen-questions/round-two-7/1.1 2 nd ANNUAL CAPITAL CERTAMEN – FEBRUARY 2002 Sponsored by the Maryland Senior Classical League LEVEL II ROUND II 1 Translate the two adjectives in this English sentence into Latin: Even though the elephant at the zoo is bigger, this is the biggest one we’ve ever seen today. MAIOR, MAXIMUS Now, translate the adjectives indicated in these sentences: A The lions try to chase the larger elephants but constantly overtake them. MAIORES B The lions find more competition when chasing smaller and faster wildebeests. CELERIORES 2 This man, a grandson of Scipio Africanus, put forth some of the land reform of the late 2nd century BC, only to be murdered by the Senate because of his anti-patrician measures. TIBERIUS GRACCHUS A Who was Tiberius Gracchus’ mother? CORNELIA B His grandfather defeated Hannibal at what battle in Africa, effectively ending the 2nd Punic War. [Battle of] ZAMA 3 Place these cities in order from west to east: Lutetium, Olympia, Roma. LUTETIUM, ROMA, OLYMPIA A What modern day city is Lutetium. PARIS B What was the Roman name for London. LONDINIUM 4 Who wore the toga candida? CANDIDATES A What was the length of a term for consul in the Roman Republic. ONE YEAR B How many years were ex-consuls supposed to wait before being to run again for the consulship. TEN YEARS 5 She was left on the island of Naxos by Theseus on his return from Crete to Athens. ARIADNE A What mother of Ariadne sired the mintotaur with a bull? PASIPHAE B Who was Pasiphae’s husband? MINOS 6 Canine and feline are obviously derived from the Latin nouns canis and felis, cat and dog. From what Latin noun is the zoological adjective bovine derived? BOS, bovis A What is the meaning of that Latin noun? COW B What is the genitive plural of bos? BOVUM 7 What is the 2nd person singular, future active indicative of the 3rd conjugation verb that means to put or place. PONES A Make pones future perfect. POSUERIS B Make posueris passive. POSITUS ERIS 8 Translate the two verbs in this sentence: He says that you are thinking wrong. NARRAT/DICIT, PUTARE --- Virginia Certamen Questions, Round Two. Text: The Latin Library (thelatinlibrary.com), used with permission. Changes: HTML markup removed and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea. License: Used with permission (https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/about.html). Source: https://www.thelatinlibrary.com/certamen/capital2002.2.2.html.